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Release of a Toe Flexor Tendon

New Jersey rates for HCPCS 28232

In this procedure a surgeon makes a small incision to cut a tight tendon that pulls a toe downward or curls it. Releasing the tendon relieves the tension causing the toe to bend abnormally, such as in a hammertoe. It addresses a single tendon in one toe.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Release of a Toe Flexor Tendon cost?

$389

Typical negotiated rate. In New Jersey, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $389 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $380 from a physician practice, and about $5,888 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$380$251 to $525
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$5,888$4,169 to $7,762

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,888 · 10th to 90th $490 to $10,471Professionalmedian $380 · 10th to 90th $224 to $1,349
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $5,888professional $380

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$10,471.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$2,041.74
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$1,023.29
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$630.96
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,548.13
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$8,128.31
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$1,288.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$6,165.95
Typical High
$10,471.29
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$831.76

Where New Jersey sits

The same service costs 2.5 times more in Minnesota than in West Virginia. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

New Jersey· 31st of 51

$389

MN $692WV $275

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.